Find out why National Transportation Safety Board Member Michael Graham is advocating collision-avoidance technology — and why technology alone is not enough.
Car drivers take their lives in their hands when they misbehave around big trucks. Now we have technology that will help keep them safe. But what about the truck and the truck driver?
The U.S. Department of Transportation included automatic emergency braking for both light- and heavy-duty vehicles on its regulatory agenda, which identifies actions the DOT plans to take during the next year and beyond.
Wabco iABS is part of the company’s Global Intelligent Braking Platform, made to enhance trailer system functionality and support the strategies for trailer manufacturers to increase standardization and modularity.
Wabco has introduced TailGuard for commercial trailers, a rear blind spot detection system with active braking designed to help mitigate rear collisions.
Two proposed bills in the House of Representatives aim to reduce harm caused by large truck crashes by updating the minimum insurance requirements for carriers and requiring automatic emergency braking to be standard on large commercial vehicles.
Collision mitigation and emergency braking systems on trucks could save lives, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and fleets that use them. But you can’t just spec advanced safety technology on your truck and think you’re done.
Wabco Holdings has introduced its Active Lateral Safety solution that adds two driver assistance systems to its existing steering technology that can be paired with SmartDrive's video event recorder. Wabco has also updated its collision mitigation system.
Detroit Assurance 5.0 from Daimler Trucks can bring a truck to a complete stop to avoid a collision or minimize the severity of the impact. Equipment Editor Jim Park shares this demonstration of Active Brake Assist 5.0 from Las Vegas where it launched earlier this year.
This year’s Fleet Safety Conference started off with a lively discussion during the Future of Vehicle Safety Forum, which included representatives from federal agencies such as the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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